Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Monday, Oct 3, 2011

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading:

Harold Hamm: How North Dakota Became Saudi Arabia
Harold Hamm, discoverer of the Bakken fields of the northern Great Plains, on America’s oil future and why OPEC’s days are numbered.

Natural gas outreach program gets grant
A science-and energy-based program focusing on Pennsylvania counties with natural gas exploration and production, and developed by a team of Penn State researchers, is part of a $2.5- million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Small community banks find their niche in Marcellus Shale
Marcellus Shale-related expansion by local companies is opening the door to loan opportunities for small community banks in the Pittsburgh region.

Lt. Gov.: Marcellus Shale Creating Jobs in Johnstown
There may be no Marcellus Shale natural gas wells in City of Johnstown, but the industry is creating jobs here, Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley said today during a tour of JWF Industries, a machining and assembly firm.

Lawmakers Wrestle With Natural Gas Drilling Issues
The implications of drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania will affect everyone who lives here for decades to come, regardless of whether residents live in an area that contains the gas or not.

Perry Brings His Energy Message
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry told supporters in Wheeling on Thursday that the federal government must get "out of the way" of private job creation.

Chesapeake Official Says Gas Boom Only Starting
The Marshall County natural gas drilling boom is probably still just in its beginning stages, as Scott Rotruck believes there could be "hundreds and hundreds" of wells in the county five years from now.

Natural Gas Drilling Face-Off at EPA Hearing
Environmentalists and advocates for drilling companies faced off Thursday at a public hearing in Arlington on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules aimed at limiting pollution at oil and gas wells.

EPA Holds Hearing In Texas On Natural Gas Drilling
Environmentalists and advocates for drilling companies faced off Thursday at a public hearing in Arlington on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules aimed at limiting pollution at oil and gas wells.